This collection houses DNP/DNAP Capstone Projects authored by students from the Moffett & Sanders School of Nursing at Samford University. The projects are in the format of poster presentations with formal abstracts. The posters were approved by Samford faculty, but did not go through a peer-review process prior to inclusion in this repository.

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Theses/Dissertations from 2025

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Ephedrine or Phenylephrine for Parturient Spinal-Induced Hypotension, Niki T. Alexander

Theses/Dissertations from 2024

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Depression screening in children and adolescents on epilepsy monotherapy using the modified PHQ-9, Barbara Peters

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Sex trafficking education for nurses in a pediatric emergency department, Dannelle Paz

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Evidence-based nurse empathy training to impact nurse empathy knowledge and skills, Hannah Pope and Kristine Rodriguez

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Reducing unnecessary head CTs in adult emergency department patients with head injuries through implementation of a provider training initiative, Kelli McAllister and Susannah Sitton

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Efficacy of EOIP plane blocks for upper abdominal procedures, Morgan Self and Nancy Westbook

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Is melatonin a viable alternative to a benzodiazepine perioperatively?, Graham Herndon, Maria Ledbetter, and Terri Cahoon

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Efficacy of cryoanalgesia in thoracic surgery, Thomas Parrish, David Fort, and David Sanford

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Cerebral oximetry monitor efficacy during one lung ventilation, Karigan Bonner

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Intraoperative methadone for postoperative pain in spine surgery, Nathaniel Cline

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Aspiration risk with long-acting GLP-1 RAs, Nicole Jessen and Cassandra King

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Quadratus lumborum block for analgesia following cesarean delivery, Kathryn Merola and Mary Elizabeth Greenway

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Anesthetic management for patients prescribed GLP-1 agonists, Alexa Pratt and Lauren Barnes

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Anesthesia implications of Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 receptor agonist, James Billings and Amy Snow

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The impact of Neuraxial Clonidine in the cesarean patient, Miriam Boulay and Mary Elizabeth Greenway

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Perioperative opioid sparing techniques in pediatric tonsillectomy, Andrew Bourg and Lisa Herbinger

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Considerations for the pediatric patient with bronchopulmonary dysplasia, Adriana Comerford and Lisa Herbinger

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Tranexamic Acid for pediatric cranial vault remodeling, Claudia Means and Terri Cahoon

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Jehovah's Witnesses and perioperative blood management strategies, Anne Owusu and Lauren Barnes

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Opioid-sparing anesthesia in adult orthopedic surgery, Janki R. Patel and Nancy Ann Westbrook

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Anesthesia implications for Arnold Chiari Type I Malformation Parturients, Dessiarae Sanchez and Lisa Herbinger

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Preventing emergence delirium after anesthesia in veterans with PTSD, Kimberly Wendland and Lauren Barnes

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Intraoperative tranexamic acid for pediatric posterior spinal fusions, Hannah Coblentz and David Sanford

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Intraoperative echocardiography for pediatric cardiac surgery, Linsley Lloyd and Lisa Herbinger

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Submandibular ultrasonographic assessment of difficult airways, Daniel V. Strom and Terri Cahoon